blues band of organ, guitar and drums the band developed it’s signature sound, and cultivated a...

Volume TwenTy-Two, number nine • SepTember 2017

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8552 Park Drive, Omaha402 - 339 - 8660

The Blues Society of Omaha PresentsThursday, Sept. 7th @ 6 pm ...Laura Rain and the Caesars ($10)Wednesday, Sept. 13th @ 6 pm .......................Watermelon SlimThursday, Sept. 14th @ 6 pm ...........JW Jones Blues Band ($10)Thursday, Sept. 21st @ 6 pm ....................The Delgado Brothers w/ Wicked Grin ($12)Thursday, Sept. 28th @ 6 pm .....................Lucky Peterson ($15)Thursday, Oct. 5th @ 6 pm .......... Cedrick Burnside Project ($10)Thursday, Oct. 12th @ 6 pm ... Golden State-Lone Star Revue ($15)Thursday, Oct. 19th @ 6 pm ............................ The Bel Airs ($10)

LAURA RAIN AND THE CAESARSLAURA RAIN AND THE CAESARS

Wednesday, Sept. 6th @ 6 pm • Zoo Bar, LincolnThursday, Sept. 7th @ 6 pm • Chrome Lounge, Omaha

7 OAKS BLUES FESTIVAL Sunday, October 1st from 3 pm till 10 pm

with TOMMY CASTRO AND THE PAINKILLERS,ANNIKA CHAMBERS & THE IGOR PRADO BAND

and THE JIMMYS – FREE SHOW at 13304 West Center Road, Omaha

JW JONES BLUES BAND

Wednesday, Sept. 13th @ 6 pmZoo Bar, Lincoln

Thursday, Sept. 14th @ 6 pmChrome Lounge,

Omaha

Wednesday, Sept. 17th @ 6 pmZoo Bar, Lincoln

Thursday, Sept. 28th @ 6 pmChrome Lounge, Omaha

LUCKY PETERSONLUCKY PETERSON

THE DELGADO BROTHERS with WICKED GRIN

Thursday, Sept. 21st @ 6 pm • Chrome Lounge, Omaha

BLUES NEWS • BLUES SOCIETY OF OMAHA

Why Join the Blues Society Of Omaha with Your Membership Donation?The Blues Society of Omaha, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 1998. We are an all-volunteer organization with over 800 dues-paying members. BSO’s mission is “Keepin’ the Blues Alive”. We are recognized as one of the top Blues Societies in the country. With the help of your tax-deductible donation we continue to promote blues music, blues musicians, and live music venues & events. Among our many projects and accomplishments are these:• BSO promotes musicians and venues by maintaining a comprehensive live music calendar on our website, omahablues.com. BSO also

distributes free monthly news flyers with calendars to numerous public gathering spots to inform the general community of live music shows in the area.

• BluesEd is a non-profit youth artist development program created and sponsored by Blues Society of Omaha. The BluesEd program began in 2001 to provide opportunities for young musicians to learn blues music in a series of workshops and to play with other students in a band format. Our BluesEd bands always are impressive and they have performed at some of the finest festivals & venues in and around Omaha.

• The Blues Society of Omaha has hosted an annual Nebraska Blues Challenge competition for local bands since 2011. All of the participating bands are showcased in judged public events as they compete for a package of prizes and the honor of representing BSO at the International Blues Challenge competition held in Memphis. All of the winning Nebraska bands have gone on to receive national attention and acclaim while making BSO proud!

• BSO produces and/or sponsors various music events throughout the year. • BSO is a contributor to and supporter of Playing With Fire, a series of free outdoor concerts held each summer in Omaha since 2004.• BSO provides support to The Zoo Bar, Lincoln’s legendary and award-winning blues venue. BSO is a sponsor of the annual ZooFest

music festival. • In conjunction with Toy Drive for Pine Ridge, BSO hosts an annual toy drive and concert fundraiser for the children of Pine Ridge

Reservation.• BSO regularly produces charitable events for musicians in need.

As a member and donor, you are entitled to great membership benefits:• Free subscription to “Blues Notes”, our monthly newsletter that will keep you abreast of blues events in the area, blues CD reviews, and

other articles of interest to blues connoisseurs! • E-blasts with late-breaking blues news. • Special pre-sale and discounted tickets to select events.• Discounts offered by generous local businesses. • Pride in belonging to a group dedicated to “Keepin’ The Blues Alive”!

Please consider switching to the GREEN VERSION of Blues Notes. You will be saving the planet while saving BSO some expense. Contact Sher Dostal at [email protected]

to switch to e-mail delivery and get the scoop days before snail mail members!

BLUES ON THE RADIO:Mondays 1pm-3pm on KIOS 91.5 “Blues in the Afternoon” with Mike Jacobs

You can listen to the live stream at www.kios.org

Sundays 9am-Noon on KIWR 89.7 Rick Galusha’s “PS Blues” Pacific Street Blues & Americana podcast:

http://kiwrblues.podOmatic.com/entry/2010-02-03T11_00_49-08_00

Lincoln’s KZUM Radio - Nebraska’s only community radio, and you can listen to it on the web at KZUM.org.

Monday – 3:00-6:00pm “World Gone Wrong Blues”Tuesday – 3:00-6:00pm “Group W Blues”

Wednesday – 3:00-6:00pm “Highway Blues” • 8:30-10:00pm “Radio Gumbo”Thursday – 3:00-5:00pm “Blue Water Mixtape”

Friday – 1:00-3:00pm “Women’s Blues & Boogie” • 3:00-6:00pm “Hudson Blue”Saturday – 6:00-7:00am “Beale Street Caravan” • 7:00-8:00am “Juke in the Back”

Sunday – 2:00-4:00pm “Back at the Chicken Shack”

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Detroit’s Laura Rain and the Caesars transform funky soul and r&b into their own unique vision. Inspired by the spirit of classic recordings of a bygone era, Laura Rain creates her own envi-ronment of expression with a powerful and soulful voice.

Formed in the Motor City in 2012 with her husband George Friend, the pair set off on a creative journey writing and recording their own music. The two garnered many accolades within the music press and radio with their debut release “Electrified” in 2013.

Performing with a stripped down line-up of organ, guitar and drums the band developed it’s signature sound, and cultivated a vintage toned energetic foundation.

The second release “Closer” (2014) expanded the sound exposing the bands’ love for Memphis soul, juke-joint blues and tough Detroit funk and r&b. Starting in 2014, the band began touring heavily within the U.S. and Canada. Starting in Chicago with regular appearances at the House of Blues and Buddy Guy’s Legends, Laura Rain has stunned audi-ences with her intensity and powerful voice.

Performing in over 25 states from California to New York,

LAURA RAIN AND THE CAESARSWednesday, Sept. 6th @ 6 pm • Zoo Bar, Lincoln

Thursday September 7th • $10 • Chrome Lounge • 8552 Park Dr, Omaha, NE

the band has delighted audiences with their dynamic performances. Featured at the Mississippi Valley Blues Festi-val, Marquette Area Blues Festival, Ed-monton Blues Festival, the Legendary Blues Cruise and many other top tier clubs and festivals, Laura Rain and the Caesars continue to grow making new friends and fans along the way.

In October 2015, the release of the third album “Gold” broadened their audience considerably thanks to substantial Tri-ple A airplay of the single “Work so Hard” (a pounding homage to Motown). “Gold” also propelled Laura Rain onto

the national radio charts making the top 50 on Roots Music Report for numerous months, and holding at #1 in the state of Michigan for over a year! 2016 highlights also included a tour of France and winning a prestigious Detroit Music Award for “Outstanding Blues Songwriters.”

With the upcoming release of the fourth recording “Walk with Me,” Laura Rain pushes the envelope of her unique soul music. Channeling inspiration from Detroit’s long his-tory of dance music, funk, blues, soul and r&b, Laura Rain gives modern music a raw, yet sophisticated shot of much needed authenticity and heart.

www.laurarain.net


7 Oaks Blues Festival13304 W Center Rd Ste 109 • Omaha, Nebraska

3 pm – FAR AND WIDE BLUESED BAND 4:15 pm – ANNIKA CHAMBERS with THE IGOR PRADO BAND

6:00 pm – TOMMY CASTRO AND THE PAINKILLERS 7:45 pm – THE JIMMYS 9:00 pm – FIREWORKS

It’s a FREE show with some great bands – come out and enjoy an early fall Sunday. Bring lawn chairs, no outside coolers please.

Over the course of his career, Tommy Castro’s San Jose DNA has always inspired his music, whether he’s squeezing out the deepest blues or the funkiest soul grooves. He and The Painkillers—bassist Randy McDonald, keyboardist Michael Emerson and drummer Bowen Brown—have played hundreds of shows to thousands of music lovers, always leaving his audiences screaming for more. All of his albums are filled with original blues, soul and West Coast rock, each song showing a slightly different side of Castro’s multifaceted musical personality. Billboard says the band plays “irresistible contemporary blues-rock” with “street-level grit and soul.”

On his new album, STOMPIN’ GROUND, Tommy Castro opens windows into both his past and his always-evolving musical future. Produced by Castro and guitar wunderkind Kid Andersen and recorded at Andersen’s soon-to-be legendary Greaseland Studio in San Jose, STOMPIN’ GROUND finds Castro letting loose on a set of 12 tracks featuring six originals and new versions of songs he learned and played as a young up-and-comer. He is simultaneously looking back with autobiographical originals and cover songs that inspired him, while forging a forward trail with modern lyrics atop blistering blues-rock. With The Painkillers firing on all cylinders behind him, Castro lays it all on the line from the opening notes of Nonchalant to the final, introspective Live Every Day. From the autobiographical My Old Neighborhood to the socially aware Enough Is Enough and Fear is The Enemy to versions of Elvin Bishop’s Rock Bottom and Taj Majal’s Further On Down The Road (two of his favorite songs from his earliest heroes), STOMPIN’ GROUND is pure musical pleasure. “As soon as we started cutting,” Castro says, “we knew we were onto something.”

From the artist’s website


JW JONES BLUES BANDWednesday, Sept. 13th @ 6 pm • Zoo Bar, Lincoln

Thursday September 14th @ 6 pm • $10 • Chrome Lounge, 8552 Park Dr, Omaha, NE

Best Self-Produced CD winner 2017 IBCs, JUNO Award Nom-inee and Billboard Top 10 Blues artist JW Jones tours con-stantly, and is known for his high-energy live shows.

Canada’s national newspaper, the Globe and Mail, referred to this Maple Blues Award winner as “one of this country’s top blues guitar stars.”

JW’s new release ‘High Temperature’ was named the Hot Shot Debut on the Billboard Top 10, and is the follow up to

the JUNO Award nominated ‘Belmont Boulevard’. From the liner notes: “Acclaimed Nashville producer Colin Linden takes Jones into new territory with warm, analog-driven tones, and a wide-range of material. His evolution as a musician and vocalist shine through on this record like never before. Real songs, real playing by real people, and JW is the real deal.”

– Chuck Leavell (The Rolling Stones)

In early 2016, Jones was requested directly from George Thorogood & The Destroyers’ management to open for sev-eral of their spring tour dates, including Massey Hall in To-ronto. The band received a standing ovation at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

The same year, Jones toured the UK for the first time, cre-ating a buzz that resulted in glowing endorsements from members of the band Vintage Trouble, and Joe Bonamas-sa’s UK publicist, Peter Noble. In 2015/2016, JW played over 100 high-energy shows per year, including being invited five times to perform alongside Buddy Guy, and twice with Woodstock legends, Canned Heat.


Lucky Peterson, whose real name is Judge Kenneth Peterson, was born in December 1964 in Buffalo, New York. His earliest musical memories are from an early age, since his father, James Peterson, had the Governor’s Inn, a blues club and renowned jazz drained all local artists and those visiting the city. The aspiring musician so immersed in music very early and quickly learns the essence of blues and all its secrets, starting with its ba-sic message, the transcendence of everyday that passes through the scansion of these words and haunting melo-dies with hypnotic rhythms ...Happy as a fish in water in this pool of creativity, Lucky Peterson has never hidden his status and particularly lucky child prodigy.

Taken from the artist’s website

LUCKY PETERSONWednesday, Sept. 17th @ 6 pm • Zoo Bar, Lincoln

Thursday September 28th @ 6 pm • $15 • Chrome Lounge, 8552 Park Dr, Omaha, NE

In MemoryLast month, the music communities of Lincoln and Omaha lost two of their biggest supporters. Steve Pearson and Terry Glenn were dedicated fans of live music who will be missed by all of those who knew them. The Blues Society of Omaha would like to extend our deepest condolences to Steve and Terry’s family and friends. Their presence will be missed by all.

Nick Schultz


Fri Sept 1 5pm $15 adv.KZUM Blues Blowout

Wed Sept 6 6pm Laura Rain and the Caesars,

A-Mac & the Height

Wed Sept 13 6pm JW Jones

Fri Sept 15 5pm The Fabtones,

Kris Lager Band

Wed Sept 20 6pm Katy G and the Girls

Fri Sept 22 5pm Coco Montoya

Wed Sept 27 6pm $15adv/$18dos Lucky Peterson

Sunday, September 3rd @ 5 pmTim Budig Band

Friday, September 8th @ 8 pmJonesin’ for Janey

Sunday, September 10th @ 5 pmBlues Angels

Friday, September 15th @ 9 pmThe Banned (Rock)

Sunday, September 17th @ 5 pmDylan Bloom

(Acoustic set, Americana)Friday, September 22nd @ 5 pm

Wicked Grin (from Ontario, Canada)

Sunday, September 24th @ 5 pmJumpin’ Kate & the

Naked ReservesThursday, September 28th @ 5 pm

The Symbols (from Colorado)

Saturday, September 30th @ 9 pmCounty Road Revival (country)

Sunday, October 1st @ 3 pmMatt Cox (3pm till 5 pm) and the Kris Lager Band

All FREE No Cover Shows


blueS in SepTember & ocTober

HEY BANDS & BARSIf you want your schedule printed monthly in

BLUES NOTES and listed on omahablues.com, e-mail to [email protected] schedules must be received by

the 21st of each month.Get calendar updates @ www.omahablues.com

[Fri Sep 01]Lil’ Ed at KZUM’s Blow-Out at KZUM (9:00 pm) ()

[Sun Sep 03]Hegg Brothers at Barry O’s Anniversary Party (3:00 pm) (Barry O’s)Tim Budig Band at the Corner Bar (5:00 pm) (Corner Bar)Hector Anchondo Band at Waubonsie Station (Tabor, IA) (6:30 pm) (Waubonsie Station)Lynyrd Skynyrd at Stir Concert Cove (8:00 pm) ()

[Mon Sep 04]Zoo Bar House Band and open Blues Jam (7:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Gooch & his Big Band at Ozone (7:00 pm) (Ozone)

[Wed Sep 06]Laura Rain and the Caesars 4th Album Release Tour at Zoo Bar (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)

[Thu Sep 07]Laura Rain and the Caesars 4th Album Release Tour at Chrome (6:00 pm) (Chrome Lounge)Dale Watson at Zoo Bar (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Open Blues Jam @ The Rusty Nail (8:00 pm) (Rusty Nail)

[Fri Sep 08]Jonesin for Janey at the Corner Bar (8:00 pm) (The Corner Bar)Hector Anchondo Band at Bailey’s Local (Eagle, NE) (9:00 pm) ()

[Sun Sep 10]Blues Angels at the Corner Bar (5:00 pm) (Corner Bar)


[Wed Sep 13]J.W. Jones at Zoo Bar (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Watermelon Slim at Chrome Lounge (6:00 pm) (Chrome Lounge)

[Thu Sep 14]J.W. Jones at Chrome Lounge (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Open Blues Jam @ The Rusty Nail (8:00 pm) (Rusty Nail)The Legendary Shack Shakers at Reverb (9:00 pm) (Reverb Lounge)

[Fri Sep 15]Kris Lager Band at Zoo Bar (9:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)

[Sat Sep 16]Kris Lager band on Hullabacruise (7:00 pm) (River City Star)Big Daddy Caleb & The Chargers at 501 Bar & Grill (8:00 pm) (501 Bar & Grill)


[Wed Sep 20]Katy Guillen and The Girls at Zoo Bar (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)

[Thu Sep 21]The Delgado Brothers with Wicked Grin at Chrome Lounge (6:00 pm) (Chrome Lounge)Open Blues Jam @ The Rusty Nail (8:00 pm) (Rusty Nail)Beth Hart at Rococo Theater (8:00 pm) (Rococo Theatre)

[Fri Sep 22]Kris Lager Band at Centennial Mall (2:00 am) (Centennial Mall)Wicked Grin at Corner Bar (5:00 pm) (Corner Bar)Wilco at Pinewood Bowl (7:30 pm) (Pinewood Bowl Theater)Coco Montoya (5:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)

[Sat Sep 23]Anthony Gomes at Holstein’s Harley Davidson (6:00 pm) (Holstein’s Harley Davidson)

[Sun Sep 24]Reverend Horton Heat w/ Fishbone, Strung Out, Los Kung Fu Monkey at Slowdown (7:30 pm) (Slowdown)


[Wed Sep 27]Lucky Peterson at Zoo Bar (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)

[Thu Sep 28]The Symbols at the Corner Bar (5:00 pm) (Corner Bar)Lucky Peterson at Chrome Lounge (6:00 pm) (Chrome Lounge)Open Blues Jam @ The Rusty Nail (8:00 pm) (Rusty Nail)


blueS in SepTember & ocTober

OPEN BLUES JAMSZOO BAR

Mondays @ 7 pm136 N. 14th Street, Lincoln

DOWN UNDER LOUNGEMonday, September 4th @ 8:30 pm

35th & Leavenworth, Omaha

RUSTY NAIL PUBThursdays @ 8 pm

143rd & Pacific St., Omaha

Monday, Sept. 4th @ 8:30 pmDOWN UNDER LOUNGE

3530 Leavenworth St. Omaha

Jams Start at 8:30 pm

[Sun Oct 01]Kris Lager Band and Matt Cox at the Corner Bar (3:00 pm) (Corner Bar)7 Oaks Blues Festival with the Tommy Castro Band, Annika Chambers with the Igor Prado Band, The Jimmy’s, BluesEd (3:00 pm) (7 Oaks Blues Festival)

[Mon Oct 02]Zoo Bar House Band and open Blues Jam (7:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Gooch & his Big Band at Ozone (7:00 pm) (Ozone)Dark Star Orchestra at Slowdown (8:00 pm) (Slowdown)

[Wed Oct 04]Cedric Burnside Project at Zoo Bar (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)

[Thu Oct 05]Cedric Burnside Project at Chrome Lounge (6:00 pm) (Chrome Lounge)A. J. Croce at Iowa Western Community College (7:00 pm) (Iowa Western Community College)

[Sun Oct 08]Brody Buster at the Corner Bar (5:00 pm) (Corner)

[Mon Oct 09]Zoo Bar House Band and open Blues Jam (7:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Gooch & his Big Band at Ozone (7:00 pm) (Ozone)

[Tue Oct 10]Popa Chubby at Zoo Bar (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)

[Wed Oct 11]Golden State-Lone Star Revue (6:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)

[Thu Oct 12]Golden State-Lonestar Revue at the Chrome Lounge (6:00 pm) (Chrome Lounge)

[Fri Oct 13]David Diaz Project at the Corner Bar (8:00 pm) (Corner)Josh Hoyer and The Soul Colossal at Zoo Bar (9:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)

[Sat Oct 14]Josh Hoyer and The Soul Colossal at Zoo Bar (9:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)

[Sun Oct 15]Jonesin for Janey at the Corner Bar (5:00 pm) (Corner)


[Thu Oct 19]Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal at the Corner Bar (5:00 pm) (Corner Bar)The Bel Airs at Chrome (6:00 pm) (Chrome Lounge)

[Fri Oct 20]Toronzo Cannon at Zoo Bar (5:00 pm) (Zoo Bar)Odds Lane at the Corner Bar (8:00 pm) (Corner Bar)

[Sat Oct 21]Toronzo Cannon at Chrome Lounge (6:00 pm) (Chrome Lounge)Hector Anchondo at the Corner Bar (8:00 pm) (Corner Bar)Sailing in Soup at Harney St. Tavern (9:00 pm) (Harney Street Tavern)

[Sun Oct 22]Big Daddy Caleb & The Chargers at Corner Bar (5:00 pm) (Corner Bar)


[Thu Oct 26]Paul Nelson Band at Chrome (6:00 pm) (Chrome Lounge)

[Fri Oct 27]Lionel Young at the Corner Bar (5:00 pm) (Corner Bar)

[Sat Oct 28]Odds Lane at the Corner Bar (9:00 pm) (Corner Bar)

[Sun Oct 29]Scott Ellison at the Corner Bar (5:00 pm) (Corner Bar)



C D R e v i e w

THE DELGADO BROTHERS with WICKED GRIN

Thursday September 21st • $12Chrome Lounge • 8552 Park Dr, Omaha, NE

Though they came out of the same East L.A. scene as Los Lobos and El Chicano, the Delgado Brothers -- frontman Joe, bassist Bob, and drummer Steve with keyboard player Billy Steinway -- forsake Hispanic inspiration for the most part, relying instead on blues/R&B and sweet vocal harmonies. Signed to the Hightone label, the group worked with produc-ers Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker (Robert Cray), and released The Delgado Brothers in 1987.

After laying low in the first part of the ‘90s, the Delgado Brothers re-formed at the urging of John “Juke” Logan. Percus-sionist Ray Solis was added to round out their Latin beat and R&B mix. “Let’s Get Back” on the Mocombo label brought the Delgados back to the fold, where they continue to play up and down the West Coast.

Canada’s WICKED GRIN

opens the night at 6pm!


This cd was recorded in Austin being co-produced by Anson Funderburgh and Andy T. Funderburgh also supplies guitar on several cuts. Singer Nick Nixon- who had to leave the

Andy T. Band featuring Alabama Mike and Special Guests Nick Nixon & Anson Funderburgh

Double Strikeband for health reasons- supplies vocals on half the cuts, with new singer Alabama Mike singing the remainder of the songs.

The album has a great old-school R&B feel throughout. The outstanding Tex-as Horns play a big part in creating this touch. Andy T. is a very tasteful guitarist that is restrained and doesn’t over-play. Funderburgh plays a similar style of guitar that adds a very refined style on a number of songs. Nixon and Alabama Mike supply a great soul air with their singing.

I really enjoy one of the few slow tracks sung expertly by Nixon. Juanita shows what a nice delivery Nixon has on this genre of tune. I also like the opening number, I Want You Bad, which is sung by Alabama Mike. It is a kind of walking blues that makes for a cool opening. The eighth cut, also sung by Alabama Mike, has some fantastic B3 work by Mike Flanigin.

I don’t think there is a weak song on this cd. If you favor old style blues and R&B, where the melody and feel are para-mount, without the histrionics and over-the-top soloing, this should be to your liking.

By A.J. Foyt


BSO BAND DIRECTORYBand Contact Phone # / EmailCOUNCIL BLUFFSThe Packages..................................................................................Rick Hillyard ...........................................................................................712-420-1232Street Level Band ...........................................................................Steven Rains ...................................................... 402-980-7898 / [email protected]

FREMONTPunching Puppets ...........................................................................Lance Clark ................................................402-727-1999 / [email protected]

HASTINGSPeace Hogs .....................................................................................Rich Mattison ................................................402-469-5818 / [email protected] B. and the XYZ’s ..............................................................Byron Starr .............................................................................................402- 462-5879

KEARNEYKate Fly ...............................................................................................................................................................308-627-3021 / [email protected]

LINCOLNBig Daddy Caleb & The Chargers .................................................Caleb Whisenhunt .................................402-202-9895 / [email protected] Messengers ...........................................................................Jake Wiese ...............................................................................................402-601-4959Church House Blues Band .............................................................Danny Dakan................................................. 402-890-2533 / [email protected] Dust Jackets ............................................................................Travis Koester ....................................................402 560 8415 / www.dustjackets.comJared’s GoodTime BluesParty ........................................................Jared Alberico .........................................................................................402-474-2473John Walker and the New Hokum Boys.........................................John Walker .............................................................................................402-466-7254Josh Hoyer & the Soul Colossal .....................................................Josh Hoyer ............................402-416-3846 / [email protected]. Stephens Blues Project ..............................................................Lary Lehman ........................................................................................1-800-422-1340Levi William ..................................................................................Levi William 402-310-2681, Cindy Patton 402-850-8549 / [email protected] Mezcal Brothers ......................................................................Gerado Meza ...........................................................................................402-438-5120The Tijuana Gigolos .......................................................................Marty Steinhousen ..................................................................................402-742-5892Tim Budig Band ........................................................................................................................................................503-719-3969 / [email protected] Blues Band .......................................................................Caleb Long ..............................................................................................402-430-1792

OMAHA112 North Duck .............................................................................Michelle .......................................................... 402-210-9378 / [email protected] Alley Blues ............................................................................Craig A. Hassa ........................................................................................402-594-9147Banjo Loco .....................................................................................Blind Burrito ...........................................................................................402-850-0245Blue House with the Rent to Own Horns ......................................Joe Putjenter ........................................................402- 658-2222 / [email protected] The Blues Explosion ......................................................................Dave Skinner ...........................................................................................402-330-7366BluesEd ..........................................................................................Jason Groenjes .........................................................................directors@bluesed.comBrad Cordle Band ..........................................................................Brad Cordle ...................................................... 702-533-2427 / [email protected] Brown and the Basement Devils .........................................Chuck Brown ..........................................................................................402-610-1522Drew Jude and the Cool Tones .......................................................Drew Jude ...............................................................................................402-714-1244Elwin James and the Way Outs ......................................................Patrick Peters ..................................................402-292-6435 / [email protected] Walker ................................................................................George Walker .........................................................................................402-871-1469Hector Anchondo Band ..................................................................Hector Anchondo ...................................402-215-3956 / [email protected] Reef & the Shipwrecks ......................................................Tommy Kriegshauser ................................402-517-8248 / [email protected] Kris Lager Band ......................................................................Kris Lager ...............................................................................................402-304-7269Life of Riley ...................................................................................Rebecca Packard ................................................. 402-699-0958 / [email protected] Joe and Big Trouble ..............................................................Little Joe McCarthy ................................................. 402-680-2924 / [email protected] De Luca & the Delta 88’s .......................................................Lou De Luca ...................................................... 402-677-7156 / [email protected] James Band .........................................................................L.J. Johnson ................................................................ 402-213-5234 / [email protected] Matt Gagne Blues Experience ................................................Matt Gagne .............................................................402-212-0694 / [email protected] Mighty Sapphire Kings ...........................................................Bill Ferleman ...........................................................................................402-658-1785Neptunes ........................................................................................John Hartley ................................................................402-995-2926 or 402-391-4762The Omaha Blues Society All-Stars ..............................................Craig Balderston ........................................................ 402-208-1068 / [email protected] Scott Hoagbin Blues Band .....................................................Paul Scott Hoagbin ................................... 402-689-1183 / [email protected] Rex Granite Band....................................................................Kevin Loomis ....................................................... 402-306-9342 / rexgranite@cox,netRhythm Collective Reggae .............................................................Frank Fong ..............................................................................................402-556-3568Rich Patton Blues and more ...........................................................Rich Patton ..................................................402- 841-1110 / [email protected] Mattison and the Peace Hogs .................................................Rich Mattison ..........................................................................................402-469-5818Sailing In Soup ...............................................................................Gunnar Guenette ..................................................................................... 402 599-9255Soulfinger .......................................................................................Barry Clark ...................................................................................... [email protected] Nelson Trio ...........................................................................Mike Nelson ............................................................................................402-612-1250Stephen Monroe .............................................................................Stephen Monroe ......................................................................................402-699-5905Steve Lovett Blues Band AND Steve Lovett-Solo Acoustic Blues .....Steve Lovett ............................................................402-660-7146 / [email protected] Stimulus Packages ..................................................................Rick Hillyard ........................................................................................... 712-420 1232Sue Murray / The WILDFIRE Band ..............................................Sue Murray .................................................. 402-533-4791 / [email protected] Thorne Group ......................................................................Susan Thorne ........................................................................................... 402 968-4991Swampboy Blues Band ..................................................................Tim Koehn .........................................402-830-0021 / [email protected] Shop Radio ..........................................................................K.C. Kelley .............................................................................................319-431-3508Vintage ...........................................................................................Charlie Ames ....................................816-678-8360 / [email protected]


Friday featured BluesEd band Us & Them, Domestic Blend and Dawn Tyler Watson and The Ben Racine Band.Saturday blazed in with BluesEd band Five Minute Drive, Tommy Castro and The Painkillers, and the invasion of

blueS SocieTy of omahaPresident ................Mark Grubbs - [email protected] - 402-598-8644Vice President ............................................. Glenn Bauer - [email protected] ............................................................ Kit Kelley - [email protected] Treasurer ............................. Terry O’Halloran - [email protected] ........................................ Bonnie Mercer - [email protected] Coordinators ......Lisa & Steve Krueger - [email protected] Coordinator .............Sher Dostal - [email protected] Coordinator ....................... Vee Andersen - [email protected] Coordinator ..........Annette Jensen - [email protected] Coordinator ...........................................Cinda Tully - [email protected] Lincoln Representative ........................... Jo Kreitman - [email protected]

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YES, GO GREEN! I choose to receive my monthly newsletter by email rather than by U.S. Mail. I understand that BSO's cost to print & mail my newsletter would be $20/year and I want BSO to use the entirety of my membership donation for better purposes in the cause to promote blues music. NO, I prefer to receive my newsletter by U.S. Mail. I understand that BSO's cost to print & mail my newsletter is $20/year. Therefore, I have considered an additional donation so that BSO is able to use more funds for better purposes in the cause to promote blues music. ADDITIONAL DONATION: $ __________ BSO would welcome any additional donation you might care to make towards our ongoing projects including the BluedEd youth program, Nebraska Blues Challenge band competitions, website upgrades, events, and many more.

Thank you for your tax deductible donations. Your generous support will help Keep the Blues Alive !!! A Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Corporation Keepin’ the Blues Alive!

FOR BSO USE: Date:__________________ Membership card/s were given Amount paid: ___________ Cash Check Credit Card Membership card/s need mailed

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Join and donate online at www.omahablues.com or mail this form to: Blues Society of Omaha, Inc.

P.O. Box 241698 Omaha, NE 68124

Name ____________________________________________ If this membership is a gift, please check

Address __________________________________________ here and also write your own name, address,

City _____________________ State _______ Zip _________ and phone # on the reverse side. BSO

Phone ____________________________________________ gladly will notify the recipient of your gift.

E-mail ____________________________________________ RENEWAL or BRAND NEW DONOR

General Donor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25 ● Monthly Newsletter – Blues Notes ● 1 Membership Card provides member discounts for 1 person

Family Donor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40 ● Monthly Newsletter – Blues Notes

● 2 Membership Cards provide member discounts for 2 persons

Special Donor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75 ● Monthly Newsletter – Blues Notes


Corporate Donor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125 ● Monthly Newsletter – Blues Notes


Blue Club Donor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250 ● Monthly Newsletter – Blues Notes

● 5 Membership Cards provide member discounts for 5 persons ● Name Listed in Blues Notes Newsletter ● 1st Month Free Business Card Advertisement

YES, GO GREEN! I choose to receive my monthly newsletter by email rather than by U.S. Mail. I understand that BSO's cost to print & mail my newsletter would be $20/year and I want BSO to use the entirety of my membership donation for better purposes in the cause to promote blues music. NO, I prefer to receive my newsletter by U.S. Mail. I understand that BSO's cost to print & mail my newsletter is $20/year. Therefore, I have considered an additional donation so that BSO is able to use more funds for better purposes in the cause to promote blues music. ADDITIONAL DONATION: $ __________ BSO would welcome any additional donation you might care to make towards our ongoing projects including the BluedEd youth program, Nebraska Blues Challenge band competitions, website upgrades, events, and many more.

Thank you for your tax deductible donations. Your generous support will help Keep the Blues Alive !!! A Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Corporation Keepin’ the Blues Alive! Keepin’ the Blues Alive!

BANDS AND VENUES…HELP US HELP YOU!!! HELP US PUT MORE BUTTS IN MORE SEATSThe Blues Society of Omaha maintains a powerful calendar of events on its website, omahablues.com. We invite all venue and band managers to take advantage of this free opportunity for promotion. Since we are an all volunteer organization, we ask you to get an account and help us by maintaining your digital space on this calendar.Our calendar has the following features:• A real-time page showing the most timely upcoming events.• A powerful search engine for users to find specific events by name, venue, band, and date.• Events pages that allow rich text, photos, and external links to band site and venue pages. Much of the page is generated automatically from

the venue page. It also makes it easy for use to add events to their calendar and to use a map.• Venue pages that allow contact information and photos, map insets linked to full mapping, and links to external sites.• For bands, we have a band listing page with links to individual band pages. These are full free-form WordPress pages supporting text, graphics

and links.• The site works well on mobile devices like smartphones.If you are interested, please contact Sid Sidner at [email protected] to learn more and to get registered for a free account today.

Musical genres supported by the Blues Society of Omaha on our calendar.Blues • Surf Rock • R & B • Jazz • Rockabilly • Funk • Soul • Roots • Swing • Americana • Rock & Roll • Blue Grass

BSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS:Richard “Dick” Allen ............................................allensphoto@cox.netMary Elofson ........................................................... [email protected] O’Halloran ................................................blueterryo@gmail.comTerry Sedivy ........................................................... [email protected] Walsh .............................................................. [email protected]

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